Finger ring display and method of making same



June 14, 1966 J. P. DOHERTY 3,255,611

FINGER RING DISPLAY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Filed June 18, 1963INVENTOR. Jouu F. DOHERTY United States Patent MAKING SAME John P.Doherty, Indianapolis, Ind., assignor to Visual Mountings Ltd., IslandPark, N.Y., a corporation of I New York Filed June 18, 1963, Ser. No.288,797 3 Claims. (CI. 6315) This invention relates generally to jewelryand more particularly to finger rings and the placement of settingstherein.

Owners of precious stones such as'diamonds, rubies, emeralds and others,for example, sometimes desire to have them removed from their originalmountings and mounted in new articles of jewelry such as finger rings,for example. Most jewelers have a selection of standard mountings whichhave settings in them. In some instances, stones or imitation gem stonesare secured in the settings. However, the mountings frequently-havepermanently mounted settings in them, which sometimes do and sometimesdo not have stones mounted in them.

When a customer enters a jewelry store desiring to have gem stonesremoved from a ring or bracelet or pin and used in a finger ring, forexample, the jeweler will normally allow the customer to select themounting which she desires and he suggests certain arrangements of thestones therein, the arrangement usually being that where the settingsare already located. He is usually unable the show the customer exactlyhow the ring will look with the customers gem stones in place, becausethe settings will not fit all sizes of stones which the customer islikely to submit. Therefore, the customer has only some idea as to whatthe ring will ultimately look like when it is completed.

In some instances, jewelers will send the customers gem stones to amounting manufacturer or to a trade shop for setting the stones, and itis sometimes necessary to remove settings and replace them with othersof a size suitable to fitv the stones submitted by the customer. Inother instances, .the jeweler will send the stones and mounting ormounting designation to a custom order shop for a design picture of whatthe stones will look like in the particular mounting. The picture isthen completed after approximately two weeks and submitted to thecustomer for approval. This, then, is the second time the jeweler mustsell the customer on the particular arrangement and mounting. However,because the picture is flat, the customer cannot tell exactly what itwill look' like when on her finger.

If the jewelers standard mounting does not have a setting therein whichfits the customers stone, the mounting manufacturer or trade shop willinstall a suitable setting at the jewelers expense. has even completed asale.

In view of the foregoing, it is apparent that there is a considerableamount of uncertainty and risk involved in the remounting of preciousstones. Also, there is an undesirable time delay involved. I

It is, therefore, a general object of the present invention to providemore satisfactory jewelry.

A further object is to provide means for displaying to a customer theexact appearance which the customer can expect in a completed ringbearing newly mounted gem stones.

A further object is to provide means facilitating the design of acomplete ring or other item of jewelry.

A further object is to provide means facilitating the design,manufacture, and sale of items of jewlery.

Described briefly, in a typical embodiment of the present invention, afinger ring gem mounting is provided with an adhesive material on theinner annular surface thereof This is before the jeweler 3 ,Z55,61 lPatented June 14, 1966 below the portion in which the gem settings willbe located. Gem settings with or without gems mounted therein havecomparatively fiat faces opposite the gems, which are secured to thesticky face of the adhesive at any desired locations. them around on theadhesive readily to establish various arrangements of gems in themounting. This assembly of settings, adhesive, and mounting is then usedas a sample for a finished ring in which the settings are permanentlymounted.

Thefull nature of the invention will be understood from the accompanyingdrawings and the following description and claims.

FIG. 1 is a top view of a finger ring mounting in one stage of assemblyaccording to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a top view thereof in a second stage.

FIG. 3 is a top view thereof in still a third stage with settingsmounted therein.

FIG. 5 is a section therethrough taken along the line 55 in FIG. 4 andviewed in the direction of the arrows.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the ring mounting 11 may be of anysuitable inexpensive bright metal having the appearance of a preciousmetal. Any suitable design for the head portion 12 thereof can beprovided, the illustrated design being only for purposes of example. Asshown in FIG. 2, a strip of adhesive 13 which may be square orrectangular or any other suited convenient shape, is adhered to theinner surface 14 of the ring (FIG. 4) whereby it covers the entireprojected area defined by the inner boundaries 16 and 17 of the headportion. The 1 inner surface 18 of the adhesive strip 13 is preferablyis provided with a pressure sensitive adhesive material, many of whichare well known materials and widely used.

A plurality of settings such as setting 21, for example, are provided.These have a flat base 22 with an aperture 23 therein. They are,therefore, well suited to seating on the adhesive surface 19. Simulatedprecious stones such as stone 24 may be mounted in each of the settings.

As can be observed in FIG. 3, settings 21 and 26 are large settings ofapproximately the same size. Settings 27 and 28 are of intermediate sizewith setting 29 being smaller and setting 31 being still smaller thanthat. A simulated stone of appropriate size and color is provided ineach of the settings.

As thus described, it is apparent that the settings can be moved fromplace to place on the adhesive strip to facilitate differentarrangements of the stones in the head.

To give an example of the novel method by which the ring is employedaccording to the present invention, as-

- s-ume that a person brings in an item of jewelry with stones of threecolors and four sizes. The customer desires to have these stones mountedin a finger ring. The jeweler suggests a mounting designed such as thatof FIG. 1. If this design is acceptable to the customer, the jewelerthen mounts the adhesive strip thereto as shown in FIG. 2. The jewelerhas a selection of stones already mounted in the removable settings suchas 211, and he has stones of all sizes and colors. He therefore selectsstones of the three colors and the sizes which the customer owns in theitem of jewelry to be used, so that he has a setting of the proper sizeand shape for each stone in the customers item of jewelry. The jewelerthen mounts the settings It is possible to remove the settings and moveFIG. 4 is a view along the axis of the assembly of FIG.

position shown and moving it to another position. In this manner, thecustomer can get a precise impression of just exactly What the jewelercan provide in the way of a finished ring incorporating the stonessubmitted by the customer.

From the foregoing description, it will be quite obvious that the novelmethod and ning of this invention is not limited to employment ininstances where the customer has stones to be newly mounted, but it canbe used in any case for a made-to-order ring. Moreover, it is not onlylimited to the mounting of stones in finger rings but can also beemployed in practically any other type of jewelry and for ornamentationby means other than by gem stones specifically.

While the invention has been disclosed and described in some detail inthe drawings and foregoing description, they are to be considered asillustrative and not restrictive in character, as other modificationsmay readily suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art and withinthe broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appendedclaims.

The invention claimed is:

1. A method of making an article of jewelry comprising the steps of:providing a mounting with a setting receiving opening thereon;adhesively securing a pressure sensitive adhesive strip to said mountingwith the adhesive being exposed in said setting receiving opening; andremovably mounting gem settings individually to said adhesive in saidsetting receiving opening; and removing certain ones of said gemsettings from said adhesive and relocating them on the adhesive in saidopening to obtain the most pleasing arrangement of settings in saidopening.

2. A finger ring comprising: a circular band having an inner annularsurface for receiving the finger of a wearer, said band having agenerally radial opening therethrough intercepting a portion of saidsurface, said opening being disposed for receipt of a gem setting; a gemsetting disposed in said opening; a strip of material; means removablysecuring said strip against said surface, said strip having a pressuresensitive adhesive thereon exposed in said opening, said gem settingbeing adhered to said adhesive and retained in said opening exclusivelyby said adhesive; and a gem stone mounted on said set-ting.

3. A finger ning comprising: a circular band having an inner annularsurface for receiving the finger of a wearer, said band having anopening therethrough intercepting a portion of said surface, saidopening being thereby dis posed for receipt of gem settings; a pluralityof independent removable gem settings disposed in said opening; aflexible strip of material having a pressure sensitive adhesive on anouter face thereof, said adhesive being adhered to said inner annularsurface whereby said strip is mounted to said band, said stripconforming to the curvature of said annular surface whereby a finger isnormally receivable in said band with the strip mounted to said band,said strip covering said opening whereby said adhesive is exposed insaid opening, each of said gem settings having a flat base adhered tosaid adhesive and each of said gem settings being retained in positionin said opening exclusively by said adhesive; and independently of eachother gem setting; and a gem stone disposed in each of said settings.

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RICHARD C. PINKHAM, Primary Examiner.

F. BAR'RY SHAY, Assistant Examiner.

1. A METHOD OF MAKING AN ARTICLE OF JEWELRY COMPRISING THE STEPS OF:PROVIDING A MOUNTING WITH A SETTING RECEIVING OPENING THEREON;ADHESIVELY SECURING A PRESSURE SENSITIVE ADHESIVE STRIP TO SAID MOUNTINGWITH THE ADHESIVE BEING EXPOSED IN SAID SETTING RECEIVING OPENING; ANDREMOVABLY MOUNTING GEM SETTINGS INDIVDUALLY TO SAID ADHESIVE IN SAIDSETTING RECEIVING OPENING; AND REMOVING CERTAIN ONES OF SAID GEMSETTINGS FROM SAID ADHESIVE AND RELOCATING THEM ON THE ADHESIVE IN SAIDOPENING TO OBTAIN THE MOST PLEASING ARRANGEMENT OF SETTINGS IN SAIDOPENING.
 2. A FINGER RING COMPRISING: A CIRCULAR BAND HAVING AN INNERANNULAR SURFACE FOR RECEIVING THE FINGER OF A WEARER, SAID BAND HAVING AGENERALLY RADIAL OPENING THERETHROUGH INTERCEPTING A PORTION OF SAIDSURFACE, SAID OPENING BEING DISPOSED FOR RECEIPT OF A GEM SETTING; A GEMSETTING DISPOSED IN SAID OPENING; A STRIP OF MATERIAL; MEANS REMOVABLYSECURING SAID STRIP AGAINST SAID SURFACE, SAID STRIP HAVING A PRESSURESENSITIVE ADHESIVE THEREON EXPOSED IN SAID OPENING, SAID GEM SETTINGBEING ADHERED TO SAID ADHESIVE AND RETAINED IN SAID OPENING EXCLUSIVELYBY SAID ADHESIVE; AND A GEM STONE MOUNTED ON SAID SETTING.